Sales Representative Salary Information

• A sales representative for Uline is classified under the broader career category of "sales representative." The median salary for wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives (excluding technical and scientific products) was $51,330 in 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $36,460 and $75,120 a year. The lowest paid 10 percent earned $26,950 or less, while the highest paid 10 percent earned $106,040 or more.
  
  

Salary Considerations and Benefits

• Sales representatives are typically paid with a combination of base salary and commissions, or a combination of base salary and financial bonuses, according to the BLS. Commission payments typically are based on the sales numbers for a sales representative during a specific time period, while bonuses are based on overall job performance from the sales representative or sales team as a whole. In addition, sales representatives often receive a variety of benefits, such as health and life insurance, 401k retirement savings accounts, paid time off and reimbursement for travel expenses for sales meetings.
  
  

Industry

• Sales representative salaries vary by industry. The median salary for sales representatives in the machinery equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry was $50,310 in 2008, according to the BLS. The median salary for sales representatives in the professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry was $49,750. Those in the miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry earned a median salary of $44,680, while those in the grocery and related product merchant wholesalers industry earned a median salary of $47,980. Sales representatives in the wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers industry earned $57,100 as a median salary in 2008.
  
  

Job Outlook

• The job outlook for sales representatives, and Uline sales representatives in general, is decent, according to the BLS. The BLS is predicting a 7 percent increase in job opportunities between 2008 and 2018. Sales representatives who sell technical or scientific products will see more job opportunities, with a 10 percent increase expected during the same decade. Aspiring Uline sales representatives with a college degree and previous sales experience will have the best chance of landing a job with the company as a sales representative.